Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 188

Devanagari script

तव द्वारि स्थितौ नित्यं भाववस्ते नमोनमः

Transliteration

tava dvāri sthitau nityaṃ bhāvavaste namonamaḥ

Translation

“Eles permanecem sempre à tua porta—tal é a sua intenção. A Ti, ó Bhava, saudações e reverências repetidas.”

Word by Word

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• द्वारि: at the door
• द्वारि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• स्थितौ: standing
• स्थितौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘standing’ (of two persons)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• भावव: O Bhāva
• भावव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भावव (प्रातिपदिक; vocative of a proper name/epithet)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (8th), एकवचन; likely address to ‘Bhāvava/Bhāva’

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; Dative singular

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: नमः-प्रयोग (indeclinable interjection used with dative)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-नमः (repeated salutation)

Speaker

Pārvatī (Devī) addressing Śiva (Bhava)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional vow is voiced: two devotees resolve to remain ever at Bhava’s doorway, offering repeated salutations; the doorway glows as a liminal sacred space.

Characters & Entities

• Bhava (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady service (nitya-sevā) and right inner intention (bhāva) are honored as true devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, envisioned as Śiva’s sacred threshold guarded by devoted attendants.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Salutation (namaskāra) and the devotional attitude of constant service are implied.